Meet Sindri Már Sigfússon and Icelandic Indie Folk Band Seabear

by Leigh Belz

Rolling Stone called Sindri Már Sigfússon, lead singer/instrumentalist of indie folk band Seabear, "the Icelandic Beck." A pretty apt comparison. Seabear has a kind of lush, Sea Change vibe. (If Sea Change was crafted by an Icelandic septet.)

The band's second album, We Built a Fire, is out this week. (Listen to some tracks here.)

The studio where Seabear does most of their recording was actually self-created. Sindri says the basement studio in Reykjavik has been in use for five years now and was created by gluing apple cartons to the walls.

"I got a girl at the local supermarket to collect the cartons for us," he says. "It's not very professional, but it works for me. With some hard work and determination, you can make most spaces work as a recording environment."

Besides being an amazingly talented musician and amateur recording-studio-builder, Sindri is also a visual artist. He sent over a few images of his work to share with the TeenVogue-iverse:

Of his work, Sindri says: "I like to draw alot at night when I'm at home. What I like about drawing/painting is that I never know what I'm going to do. I just start with something and add layers of color and drawings ontop of eachother. When I'm drawing I listen to music and it's a very relaxing thing for me to do. Almost like meditating I guess."